A late goal for Abbey meant it was honours shared in this Ryman one north derby clash. In a match of few clear chances for either side, a point a piece is probably right for both these teams, who are still to record a win in the league campaign.
STARTING your first day at a new school can be daunting for anyone, even when you're the headteacher. And the task for Veronica Wallace at Staples Road Junior and Infant Schools is harder than most- she is the first ever joint headteacher for
AN American children's author spent time telling pupils about the latest title in his series of horror stories. Earlier today Year 7 and 9 pupils at Woodbridge High School met Michael Grant who is in the UK promoting Lies - the latest title
WOODFORD GREEN with Essex Ladies Athletics Club came within a whisker of retaining the Jo Smith Trophy they won last year but were eventually edged out by Shaftsbury Barnet at their Copthall Stadium. Woodford missed out on the title by just 2.5 points
TWO BROTHERS have launched themselves to the top of the national athletics scene with a string of outstanding performances, culminating in rousing displays at the recent England Athletics Championships. Hammer throwers Peter and Harry Clarke both finished
BUCKHURST Hill were crowned Division Two champions after a dramatic final day of the season saw them snatch top spot from Harold Wood. The local side were involved in a three-way scrap for the two promotion spots heading into the last game against Harold
LOUGHTON and Essex all-rounder Catherine Dalton has been called up to the full England Academy at Loughborough this winter after a stunning cricket season – just a year after considering giving up the sport altogether. The talented 17-year-old
WEST HAM striker Frank Nouble says he is wiping the slate clean this season. The Hammers shipped out Ilan, Mido and Guillermo Franco at the end of last season, giving the powerful forward the belief that he may play a more prominent role at the club,
POLICE have accused a man of stealing two ovens from houses at a new estate in Epping. The 33-year-old from Romford has been charged with two counts of burglary after the break-ins at Kings Wood Park in Thornwood Road on May 4 and 5. He has
THE world premiere of a new romantic comedy will be held at a South Woodford theatre soon. The play Love on the Tracks, which is inspired by the short stories of Russian writer Anton Chekov, will be performed at the Redbridge Drama Centre in Churchfields
A GREAT-grandmother who has just celebrated her 100th birthday has shared her memories of the Blitz on the 70th anniversary of the period. Joan Galloway, who grew up in South Woodford and went to Loughton High School, celebrated the landmark
CONTROVERSIAL plans for the £15 million redevelopment of Walthamstow Central station have been submitted to Waltham Forest Council. The proposals include creating a landmark station, 85 new homes, five new shops and an 88-bed hotel.
A CHURCH is one of thousands across the country that will be trying to deliver an updated version of the Ten Commandments. All Saints’ Church in Inmans Row, Woodford Green, is joining with thousands of churches across the UK for a project called
FIREFIGHTERS from across the district have been helping out at a large factory fire. Fire engines from Waltham Abbey and Loughton were among the first to respond to a blaze which broke out in an industrial estate this morning. At least eight appliances
A CHARITY bake sale has raised more than £1,000 for the victims of the Pakistan floods. Farhana Ali, 24, of Cathall Road, Leytonstone, set up the sale of cakes at Tesco in Gainsborough Road where she works part time. She said the sale
A LEYTONSONE skate park has re-opened after a £132,000 revamp. Cann Hall Skate Park was closed last year after falling into disrepair. But the park re-opened last night after a much-needed £67,000 investment from Waltham Forest Council's
A COUPLE who were tied up and tortured by robbers are banking on a Crimewatch appeal to catch their sadistic assailants. Two robbers entered the home of a couple in Woodman Lane, in Sewardstonebury, last month looking for money. They came across the
THE problem of a deficit of school places in the borough is likely to continue until 2015 and maybe longer, according to a Redbridge councillor. Redbridge has the third highest increase in births in London since 2001 according to latest figures from
Jermain Defoe will “definitely” be fit to play for Spurs this weekend. The England striker exited on a stretcher during the 3-1 defeat of Switzerland last night. Tottenham Hotspur take on West Brom on Saturday, but Defoe is confident he
A BAD start to the season for West Ham could be transformed if Chelsea leave Upton Park pointless, this weekend. But the visit of boss Avram Grant’s former club could not come at a worse time from winless West Ham. Being bottom of the
MORE people than ever are expected to join in with the events at Redbridge Carnival this weekend. Singer and actress Sofia Hayat has been announced as one of the performers at the carnival near the Melbourne Field entrance to Valentine's Park, Ilford
THE Liberal Democrats have won an election recount and deposed a Labour councillor after it was confirmed that the council wrongly gave 1,000 extra votes to a candidate. The recount of the local election poll for High Street Ward, in Walthamstow
A NEW swimming pool in the borough looks unlikely anytime soon after the council's deputy leader said there is no money for it. Ian Bond, deputy leader of Redbridge Council, told a meeting of the council's cabinet that a new pool is "not a reaslistic
A CHESS club champion won 11 games as he took on 15 fellow club members at once. Last night Ian Hunnable, champion of Wanstead and Woodford Chess Club, played 15 club members simultaneously. The club resumed activities after a short
A GANG from Waltham Forest who flooded a town with cocaine and heroin have been jailed. The four men and one woman travelled from east London to Maidstone to sell the drugs, using the house of Stephen Ingram, in Hart Street, Maidstone, as a supply
THE result of a recount of a disputed council election is due to be announced this morning. All the ballots for Walthamstow's High Street Ward councillor poll in May have been re-examined after a member of the public spotted a possible error in the
